The ringing of her phone shatters the eerie silence that had settled around Ga Young like a suffocating cloak. With a sense of foreboding tightening her chest, she fumbles for her phone, her fingers trembling as she answers the simultaneous calls from Sang Mi and Se Joo. Their voices, fraught with urgency, collide in a cacophony of distress, sending a shiver of apprehension down Ga Young's spine.
Sang Mi: (voice trembling with anxiety) "Ga Young, you need to turn on the news right now! It's urgent!"
Se Joo: (echoing Sang Mi's urgency) "Yeji's live on TV from the intelligence agency! You have to see this!"
The weight of their words hangs heavy in the air, fueling Ga Young's rising panic. Without hesitation, she dashes toward the television, her heart hammering a frantic rhythm against her ribcage. With trembling hands, she fumbles for the remote, her breaths shallow and uneven as she struggles to steady her nerves.
Ga Young: (voice quavering with apprehension) "I-I'm turning it on now... What's happening?"
Her voice wavers with a mixture of fear and confusion, her mind racing to comprehend the gravity of the situation unfolding before her. As the television screen flickers to life, casting an eerie glow across the room, Ga Young's eyes widen in disbelief, her pulse quickening with each passing second.
Sang Mi: (voice crackling with tension) "Hurry, Ga Young! She's speaking on behalf of... of..."
Se Joo: (interrupting, voice urgent) "Just switch it on! You need to see this for yourself!"
With bated breath, Ga Young reaches for the remote, her fingers trembling as she presses the power button. The screen illuminates with a burst of light, casting shadows across Ga Young's strained features as she braces herself for what she's about to witness. In that moment, time seems to stand still, the weight of anticipation hanging heavy in the air as the truth unfolds before her eyes.
As the television screen floods with light, revealing Yeji's face to a captive audience, Ga Young's world tilts on its axis. The sight of Yeji, alive and resolute, broadcasting from the intelligence agency, is a blow that strikes Ga Young with the force of a physical assault. Her muscles seize in an instinctive reaction, a sharp intake of breath escaping her lips before she crumples to the floor, the impact echoing the tumult inside her.
Ga Young: (whispering to herself in disbelief) "No, it can't be... This can't be happening."
The revelation shatters her, the floor cold against her skin as she struggles to comprehend the unraveling of the narrative she believed was sealed away. The shock immobilizes her, her eyes glued to the screen, as Yeji's voice, strong and clear, pierces the fog of disbelief.
Meanwhile, in the seclusion of his cabin, Jae Hyun watches the same broadcast, the remote control slipping from his grasp as the gravity of the situation sinks in. His expression, usually controlled and impassive, crumbles into one of shock and disbelief.
Jae Hyun: (muttering to himself) "This changes everything... How is she alive?"
The walls of the cabin feel oppressively close as he contemplates the implications of Yeji's return, the foundations of his carefully constructed empire threatened by the revelations she might bring to light.
Simultaneously, at Ga Young's house, the atmosphere is charged with tension. Sang Mi and Se Joo, having abandoned all pretense of calm, rush to their friend's side, their own shock momentarily set aside in the face of Ga Young's breakdown.
Sang Mi: (breathlessly as they enter) "Ga Young! Are you okay? We saw the news and came straight here."
Se Joo: (kneeling beside Ga Young, concern etching his features) "Ga Young, talk to us. We need to stick together now more than ever."
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Live or Die
Tajemnica / ThrillerKang Yeji, a high school student, has always faced bullies on her own. But everything changes when she's forced to send a tweet that plunges her into a mysterious and dangerous world of secrets. Suddenly, Yeji is not just fighting her bullies; she's...
